Advertised Sale prices and or appraisals (as per Schedule B of the Regulations HST is inclusive)

Copy of Budget for Corporation (See Section 44B of the Act.)

Reserve Fund Study

For conversions or corporations with more than 10 units

Letter of Undertaking from declarant lawyer regarding 10% hold back (See Section 44B of the Act)

Two signed copies of the Land Registration Forms 28

One copy for the Declaration and one copy for the By-Laws

Fees paybable to the various registries as outlined below.

Itemization of fees paid for each registry should be included.

Important

The Declaration, Bylaws, plans and surveys must be filed in 3 registries. This is coordinated through the Registry of Condominiums. The documents and fees for all 3 are collected by this office and forwarded to the Registry of Deeds and the N.S. Registry of Joint Stock Companies.

A site visit of the property by the Registrar/Deputy Registrar is part of the registration process.

Waiting Period:

Before the documents are accepted for registration the Registrar/Deputy reviews the above 18 documents for completeness. Once the final package is complete and is in final format, it typically takes 10 business days from the time the package is received to acceptance for registration. If a package is not complete, this will cause delays and the developer/lawyer will be notified.

Expiry :

This registration does not expire.

Fees (as of April 1, 2015)

Fees are based on Schedule B of the Regulations under the Condominium Act. Cheques are made payable to the various Registries the amounts of which are based on the following:

Registrar of Condominiums

Review of Description

Residential Units - $2.50/thousand - advertised sale price

Bare Land Units - $2.50/thousand - advertised sale price

Recreational Units - $4.95/thousand- advertised sale price

Commercial Units - $7.45/thousand - advertised sale price

Examination of declaration - $124.60

Acceptance of declaration and description - $249.20

Examination of by-laws - $93.40

Acceptance of bylaws - $124.60

Registry of Joint Stock Companies

For filing of declaration and description - $62.30

Registry of Deeds/Land Registry

For registration of declaration and description-$133.35 plus $13.35 per unit

For registration of by-laws - $43.60

**It is requested that an itemization of fees paid for each Registry accompany the cheques.

Related Requirements:

Depending on the nature of the development the Registrar/Deputy may ask for additional documentation to complete the registration process.

Additional
Information:

What is regulated after a condominium corporation is created?

If a corporation decides to amend their declaration and/or by-law, the amendment(s) must be submitted to the Registrar of Condominiums for acceptance of registration. The act provides direction on how to amend these documents including the voting percentages required from the members of the corporation.

After registration, condominium corporations are required to file every year copies of its financial statements to the Registrar of Condominiums. If a corporation consists of ten or more units, the corporation must submit audited financial statements to the Registrar.